期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
卷 11, 期 1, 页码 17-23出版社
IVYSPRING INT PUBL
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.7329
关键词
MicroRNA-126; Hypoxia; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Matrix metalloproteinase-9; Diabetic retinopathy
资金
- Zhejiang Key Innovation Team Project [2009R50039]
- Ministry of Education of China [20100101120135]
- Key Lab Fund of Zhejiang Province, China [2011E10006]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81130018]
- National Clinical Key Discipline of Chinese Ministry of Health
miR-126, the miRNA considered to be specially expressed in endothelial cells and hematopoietic progenitor cells, is strongly associated with angiogenesis. The purpose is to evaluate the role of miR-126 in hypoxia-induced angiogenesis and the possible mechanisms. Methods: The expression of miR-126 was detected in hypoxia-treated RF/6A cells and diabetic retinas using real-time PCR. The miR-126 was up-or down-regulated by transfecting miR-126-mimics or inhibitors into RF/6A cells. Cell cycle analysis was performed using flow cytometry. The protein levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) were assessed by immunoblotting. Results: A significantly decreased expression of miR-126 was found in hypoxia-treated RF/6A cells in a time-dependent manner compared with normoxic condition. The expression of miR-126 was also reduced in the retina tissue of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. The expression of VEGF and MMP-9 proteins was increased in hypoxia-induced RF/6A cells. In the functional analysis, miR-126-mimic significantly reduced the percentage of RF/6A cells in S phases compared with the negative control under hypoxic conditions. Furthermore, the VEGF and MMP-9 protein levels were sharply decreased in hypoxia-induced RF/6A cells pretreated with miR-126-mimics and increased in the cells pretreated with miR-126-inhibitors. Conclusions: miR-126 is down-regulated under hypoxic condition both in vitro and in vivo and may halt the hypoxia-induce neovascularization by suspending the cell cycle progression and inhibiting the expression of VEGF and MMP-9.
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